GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| apprehend | arrest |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| gnarl | snarl |